Accounts Assistant/Administrator

Description:

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant/Administrator to join the Accounts team.

Your main duties will include:

• Operation of Sage accounts software system
• Liaising with customers and suppliers as required with the resolution of accounts queries.
• Support the credit control function as necessary and comfortable in chasing overdue client accounts.
• Take payments from customers using in house systems and customer portals
• Process invoices and resolve invoice queries
• Ad hoc account related duties as required.

You will also be required to support the Transport department as follows;

• Deal with customer queries relating to scheduled deliveries /collections/reservations which are current and yet to be booked.
• Create new customer accounts utilising our in house data base and Sage 50.

Skills and Experience

• Have a recent working knowledgeable of Sage 50 Accounts
• Excellent customer service skills
• Educated to GCSE or equivalent (minimum of Grade C in Maths and English)
• Advantageous if you possess a formal accounts qualification (AAT level 2)
• Well organised and capable of prioritising tasks based on business need
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office/Excel
• Good verbal and written communications skills also possessing an excellent telephone manner
• Team orientated

We are a COVID 19 secure and provided safe working practices on our site.

Please send CV to louise.pickett@sefton.gov.uk

If you are unemployed you will be asked to register with Sefton@Work.

We can offer you training to support your application and skills for this role.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours of Work: FullTime

Expiration Date: 20/12/2021